Food for Health

Recommended allopathic diet (1,500 – 1,600 calories)
Early morning: 1 cup of non-sweetened milk, 1 cup of herbal tea, 1 slice of bread or 1 idli.
Mid-morning: 1 cup of buttermilk or some fruit.
Lunch: 2 small chapattis (with 1 teaspoon ghee), 1 cup of cooked vegetable, 1 cup of dal, salad of raw vegetables that can be consumed without restriction (see below), 1 cup of buttermilk or curd.
Afternoon: 2 slices of wholewheat bread, or 2-3 non-sweet biscuits.
Dinner: 1 cup of boiled rice or khichri (with 1 teaspoon ghee), 1 cup of dal or curry, 1 cup of cooked vegetable, salad of raw  vegetables that can be consumed without restriction (see below), 1 cup of buttermilk or curd.
Before retiring: three-fourths to 1 cup of non-sweetened milk.

Binge away!
The following vegetables – cabbage, cauliflower, cucumber, brinjals, karelas, ladies’ fingers, tomatoes, radish, chillies, are not at all restricted for diabetics as the carbohydrate content of these vegetables is very low. Such vegetables can be taken as much as desired in the raw form; however they should not be consumed more than a cupful if cooked.

Wonder foods
Karela (bitter gourd)
This is sometimes called a plant insulin as it contains insulin-like qualities, and lowers the blood and urine sugar levels. Needless to say, it should be consumed liberally by diabetics.

Methi (fenugreek seeds)
Methi seeds soaked and sprouted can be consumed with the water in which it is soaked for best results. Powdered methi with unsweetened milk would also be helpful.

Curry leaves
Ten fully grown curry leaves consumed every day is therapeutic.

Amla (gooseberry)
With a lot of vitamin C content, amla adds a lot of resistance in diabetics. What’s more, powdered  methi with amla juice on an empty stomach can stave off diabetes if taken regularly.

Neem, tulsi and belpatra are great for keeping sugar levels under control. Boil ten leaves of each in water and have it every day on an empty stomach.